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Kerala PSC Deputy Manager (Finance, Accounts & Secretarial) – Travancore Sugars and Chemicals

ഡെപ്യൂട്ടി മാനേജർ (ഫിനാൻസ്, അക്കൗണ്ട്സ് & സെക്രട്ടേറിയൽ) – ട്രാവൻകൂർ ഷുഗേഴ്സ് ആൻഡ് കെമിക്കൽസ്

Degree level preliminary and main exams

Syllabus sections
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About the exam

About the post

  • Department: Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Limited
  • Category No: 080/2026
  • Method: Direct Recruitment
  • Pay scale: ₹35,700 – 75,600
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Notification: Gazette 30 July 2026; last date to apply was 2 September 2026

Qualification

  • Essential: Associate membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ACA) and associate membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ACS) – both are needed
  • Equivalent or higher qualifications declared by Government order are also accepted

Who can apply

  • Age: 18–40 (usual relaxations apply)

Always confirm the details in the official notification on keralapsc.gov.in before you apply or prepare.

Syllabus · സിലബസ്

10 sections · 48 topics
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Detailed syllabus for Deputy Manager (Finance, Accounts and Secretarial Branch) in Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Ltd, Category No. 080/2026. It is an objective multiple-choice test for 100 marks, covering 10 subjects. At the previous recruitment (Cat. No. 237/2024) it was an online test of 1 hour 30 minutes with questions in English. Questions may also come from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post.

1
Company Lawകമ്പനി നിയമം
6 topics
12 marks›
  • Share and share capital: members and shareholders, debt instruments, distribution of profits
  • Accounts, audit and auditors: transparency and disclosures
  • Board and management: constitution and powers of the board, key managerial personnel and remuneration, board and committee meetings, general meetings
  • Introduction to company law: doctrine of ultra vires, doctrine of indoor management, doctrine of constructive notice, corporate veil
  • Applicability of the Companies Act: legal status and types of registered companies
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association: contents and alteration
2
Corporate Accountingകോർപ്പറേറ്റ് അക്കൗണ്ടിംഗ്
4 topics
10 marks›
  • Book keeping: accounting cycle, single and double entry system, accounting principles, concepts and conventions
  • Accounting records: types of account, journal, ledger, trial balance, final accounts
  • Accounting for share capital and debentures
  • Corporate reporting: interpretation of financial statements, corporate financial reporting, accounting standards
3
Financial Managementധനകാര്യ മാനേജ്മെന്റ്
5 topics
9 marks›
  • Nature and scope of financial management: capital budgeting, capital structure, sources of finance, cost of capital, project finance
  • Dividend policy, working capital management, portfolio management
  • Financial statement analysis: characteristics of good financial statements, financial reporting requirements and recent trends, best practices
  • Ratio analysis: uses and features, liquidity, turnover, leverage, solvency and profitability ratios, DuPont analysis
  • Reading and interpreting financial statements
4
Corporate Governance and Ethicsകോർപ്പറേറ്റ് ഭരണവും ധാർമ്മികതയും
4 topics
7 marks›
  • Corporate governance in India: legislative framework, board effectiveness, board committees
  • Stakeholders: shareholder rights, role of promoter, whistleblower mechanism, risk identification
  • Ethics: meaning, importance, nature and relevance to business, values and attitudes of professional accountants, seven principles of public life
  • Ethics in practice: internal code of ethics, ethics in business dealings, emotional intelligence
5
Capital Marketമൂലധന വിപണി
6 topics
10 marks›
  • Capital market: structure and participants, capital market instruments
  • Secondary market: development of the Indian stock market, operations, trading mechanism, trading platforms, types of market
  • Products: Exchange Traded Funds, derivatives, rights entitlements, block and bulk deals
  • Stock indices: basis of Sensex and Nifty, types of indices
  • Market safety: clearing corporations, suspension and penalties, surveillance mechanism, risk management
  • Regulation: impact of policies on stock markets, regulators (SEBI), listing, mutual funds
6
Direct Taxപ്രത്യക്ഷ നികുതി
4 topics
14 marks›
  • Introduction to taxation: characteristics and objectives, direct vs indirect tax, background and structure of the Indian tax system, tax administration
  • Income tax basics: overview of the Finance Bill, definitions, capital and revenue receipts and expenditure
  • Residential status, basis of charge, scope of total income
  • Heads of income: salaries, income from house property, profits and gains of business or profession, capital gains, income from other sources
7
Indirect Taxപരോക്ഷ നികുതി
6 topics
12 marks›
  • Background: constitutional powers of taxation, overview of indirect taxes in India, pre-GST structure and its deficiencies, administration
  • GST basics: GST model (CGST, IGST, SGST, UTGST), GST compensation to states
  • Levy and collection of GST: taxable event, concept of supply including composite and mixed supply, levy of CGST and IGST, exemptions, composition scheme
  • Time of supply, value of supply, place of supply
  • Input tax credit: computation of GST liability, eligibility and conditions, ineligible credits, procedural compliance
  • Customs law: levy and collection, types of customs duty, classification and valuation of imported and exported goods, administration
8
Auditingഓഡിറ്റിംഗ്
5 topics
8 marks›
  • Nature, scope and significance of auditing: audit engagement, audit programme, working papers, audit note book, audit evidence, audit report
  • Internal check, internal control, internal audit
  • Company auditor: qualifications, disqualifications, appointment, remuneration, removal, powers and duties
  • Special audits: cost audit, secretarial audit, reporting requirements under the Companies Act
  • Audit reports: report vs certificate, contents of reports, qualifications in reports, miscellaneous audits
9
Cost Accountingകോസ്റ്റ് അക്കൗണ്ടിംഗ്
5 topics
12 marks›
  • Introduction: cost ascertainment, elements of cost (material costs, employee costs, direct expenses, overheads)
  • Cost accounting standards, cost book keeping, methods of costing, cost accounting techniques
  • Marginal costing
  • Standard costing and variance analysis
  • Budget and budgetary control
10
Economic and Commercial Lawsസാമ്പത്തിക-വാണിജ്യ നിയമങ്ങൾ
3 topics
6 marks›
  • Foreign exchange management: current and capital account transactions, Liberalised Remittance Scheme, acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India, export of goods and services, realisation and repatriation of foreign exchange, role of RBI
  • Foreign investment: FDI automatic and approval routes, prohibited and permitted sectors, foreign portfolio investment, non-debt instrument rules
  • Competition law: competition policy, anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, regulation of combinations, competition advocacy, Competition Commission of India

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